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1 Penning / 3 Mijt - Charles V
| Issuer | Holland, County of |
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| Year | 1544-1552 |
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| Currency | Gulden (1506-1581) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a long cross, typical of the denier tradition inherited from medieval Carolingian coinage, with a small central pellet or fleur visible at the crossing point. The arms of the cross extend toward the coin's edge, dividing the field into four quarters. A partial Latin devotional legend surrounds the cross in the outer field, invoking divine strength against enemies. The hammered flan is irregular and the surfaces heavily worn, consistent with the coin's base billon composition and small denomination. The lettering, though partially legible, retains the characteristic abbreviation style of mid-sixteenth-century Netherlandish mint production. |
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Charles V standardized Low Countries coinage through the monetary ordinances of 1539 and 1548, folding the previously fragmented county coinages into a more unified imperial system. Holland's penning issues from this window were struck at Dordrecht, one of the few mints still authorized to produce small billon denominations for local circulation. The 3-mijt valuation reflects the simultaneous use of both Flemish and Holland accounting systems during this transitional period.